C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  depiction of the English royal blazon surmounted by a crown and with a single, crowned royal initial (C, R) on its left and right, respectively  
Charles R. 
 CHARLES by the grace of God King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the faith. To Our Lovits Heralds, Maissers, Messengers, Pursuivants, Our Scheriffes in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute, greeting.  
Whairas We have by many fair and calm ways, and alanerly by them endeavoured to reclaim Our subjects, but especially such as (being cunningly seduced by others) have blindly run themselffes into undutiful and seditious courses, And have laboured by the same fair means to re-establisch and sattle Our Royal authority and governament there; but hitherto all in vain, Our clemency and mildness towards them producing no better effects in many of them, then increase of their insolences towards Us, and such one height of violent rebellion, as taking Our Royal Forts and Castles, with Our Crown, and all Our ancient Regal Ornaments, munition for war, and whatsoever belongs to Us, and fortifying of Towns against Us: Yet We hearty declair and faithfully promittis, that though We be now in airmes, they shall be no ways used, either to force upon this Our native Kingdom any innovation in Religion, or to infringe any the civil liberties or laws thairof: for such is Our tender affection both to it, and to such of Our subjects there as have schawn themselffes loyal and faithful to Us at this time (who both may expect and shall receive such testimonies of Our favour as their fidelity justly merits) as we shall ever have a great and special cairo both of it and them, accounting it Our glory to preserve liberty and freedom amongst them, according to their laws.  
therefore We do once again by this, renew Our former promises for the maintenance of Religion and Laws, and We assure all Our people that We will make guide whatsoever We have declaired or publisched in any of Our Proclamations or Declarations, or which Our Commissioner declaired in Our name at the last pretended general Assembly; And this We do in all sincerity of heart; and withal to make it appear, both at home and abroad, that the wicked and detestable malice of these seditious men (which first raised these storms) had no true ground to work upon, while they sought to poison the hearts of Our guide people, and to make them believe We did not only intent to bring in Popery, but that We were that way inclined ourself. Now though it be not necessary for Us to make often Declarations of Our integrity to the true reformed protestant Religion, which We from Our heart profess, yet We hold it fit thus fare to manifest to all Our people and to the world, that this their allegation is notoriously falls, and that they could have no uther end thairin, then by broaching that fond and scandalous report, to steill away the hearts of Our guide and loyal subjects, that so they might both with more ease and greater security be able to compass their awn traitorous and damnable designs, to the overthrow of all Monarchical governament; Whairas We take God (the searcher of all hearts) to witness, that as We are Defender of the true Protestant Religion, which We from Our heart profess, so We truist by his guidnesse and mercy We shall continue in the same all Our days, and never permit any innovation of Religion to creep into this or any uther of Our Kingdoms, but shall constantly maintain the same, as it is establisched, according to God's law, and by the laws and constitutions of Our several Kingdoms respectively.  
Now whairas We say We will constantly maintain the true Religion by law establisched in these Our Kingdoms, and cannot tell how to express ourself either better or otherwise, to the full content of Our guide people (as We are most willing to do it) yet We are informed that some captious, busy, and traitorously affected men, labouris (even out of this fullness and clearness of Our expression) to poison Our loyal subjects, and makes them believe that it is manifest We have no intention to perform what We have promised; These therefore are further (if further We can go) to assure all Our guide people, that Our intentions all of them are Regal, just, and full of integrity. And so fare are We from intending to break any the least piece of a promise which We have made unto them, as that We shall most punctually and strictly observe all We have promised, and that as firmly as We shall adhere to the Religion itself. And heirupon We hope and are persuaded that all Our guide and loving subjects, notwithstanding the whispers of seditious men, will both believe and rest satisfied with the integrity of Our intentions in this behalf, and be no more abused and led out of the way of their alledgeance by the treacherous practices of these men, who being exceeding foul themselffes, labouris to get as many followers as they can, and theirby hopes to escape the just punischement which their traitorous carriage hath deserved: But We must let them and Our guide people knaw, that to seduce many is the worst way they can take to make themselffes innocent, and the greater inducement to make Us inflict due punischement on them; yet We think it withal very necessary for Us to let all Our people and the Christian world knaw, That though the number be very great whose carriage hath been treasonable in this commotion, yet such is and shall be Our clemency towards them, as yet We shall freely pardon and forgive all such amongst them, as shall lay hold on this Our mercy offered them, and from hencefuirth carry themselffes dutiful to Us and Our just commands. And to this end We intend (God willing) to hold Our Parliament so soon as We shall see the country in such peace and quietness, as may befit Our honour in Person to come amongst them: And therefore We command all Our Houses, Forts and Castles, surprised and taiken by any of Our subjects, and detained by them, Our Crown, Royal Ornaments of Our Regal power, munition for war, and all things whatsoever belonging to Us, and taiken by any of Our subjects, to be restored unto Us within eight days after the publication heirof, And all the said's fortifications of towns to be razed and demolished to the ground, at least the best they can do to that purpose within the same space; And also all the lands, houses, or guides of Our loving subjects, who have been faithful unto Us, and are taiken from them by any whosoever, to be restored unto them within the same space; which We command to be done, as they tender their alledgeance. And We do also command all and every one of Our subjects to lay down airmes, and all their forces and airmies to be dissolved and dissipate, and ilk man to repair in peaceable manner to the place of his ordinary dwelling, And all conventions, conventicles, and convocations of Our subjects, of what quality or degree soever they be, to surceas in time coming within the said space and days after the publication heirof, as they tender their alledgeance; All which being done, and Our said's subjects randring unto Us their civil and dewtifull obedience in all things, conform to the laws of this Our native Kingdom, We give full and free pardon to all Our said's subjects and every one of them, of all facts and deeds done by them or any of them preceding the day and daite of the publication heirof, And further shall cause one Act of oblivion to be maid heirupon in Our next ensuing Parliament. And since We have been pleased out of Our innate, Royal and tender affection We bear to this Our native Kingdom, to cure the wounds of the distracted estaite thairof with so gentle a balm, and to pass by the errors and disorders thairof with so fair a hand, and to embrace (even the most rebellious) in the airmes of Our mercy, We are confident that this Our gracious and free offer shall be hearty and with all submissive duty received by Our subjects: But if the perverse disposition of some be such as they will not be cured, but still go forward in their crooked and rebellious ways, and (without due respect to the alledgeance they own unto Us their native and lawful King) shall not accept of this Our free grace and pardon, before the expiring of the said eight days, which We hope none will do, then and in that case (the time being expired, and Our grace and pardon contemned, by disobeying of these Our just and lawful commandments) We are forced to have recourse to one more scharpe and quick way, to cure their obstinacy and rebellion by the sword of justice: And therefore in that case We do proclaim all such as shall reject this Our free and gracious pardon, and does not return before the expiring of the said's eight days to their civil and dutiful obedience, to be from thencefuirth open Rebels and Traitors to Us Our Crown and dignity, And declare all their lands and possessions, guides and geir, to be forfaulted to Us and Our Crown, and that We shall dispose of their lands, possessions, guides and geir, to Our weill-deserving subjects, Noblemen, Gentlemen, and others, who shall adhere to Us and obey Our just commands. And to this purpose We dischairge all vassals and tenants to any Rebels, from making payment to them of any their rents, duties, or casualties, and require them to keep the same in their hands, the one half whaireof shall be kept for Our use, the other half for themselffes: promising also to the tenants of the said's Rebels, who shall leave their Masters and assist Us to the maintenance of Our authority, guide terms of years in the estaits they possess, with the diminution of the third at least, if not more, of the duties they pay, as We shall find them to deserve by their guide service and ready obedience unto Us, And to the vassals of such superiors as are Rebels, that they shall become Our immediate tenants and vassals, and hold their lands and possessions of Us, and that for the payment of the third part less duty than is conteinit in their present charters and they presently pay to their superior; providing they adhere to Us, and assist not their disloyal superiors, but leave them and concur with Us for maintenance of Our authority. And if the superior be loyal, and the vassals and tenants refuis this Our grace, and to adhere to Us, or to concur with the said superior in Our service, We declare it shall be lesum to the said superior to expel the vassals and tenants thus rebellious, fuirth of their lands and possessions, and what shall accres to Us by the forfalture of their lands and possessions, We freely dispone and totally resign it to the loyal superior, promising to concur and assist him for effectuating heirof. And further We dischairge all debtors who are addebted in sums of money to any the said's Rebels, to make payment to them of the sums of money addebted to them, or any part thairof, Assuring Our guide subjects that they shall have retribution out of the same moneys as We shall find them to deserve. And further we declare, whatsoever Burrough or City shall embrace this Our free pardon and grace, and adhere to Us, and assist Us in the maintenance of Our authority, We do heirby take them, their liberties and privileges, into Our protection and favour, and shall defend the said's Cities and Burrowes in their rights and privileges, as becometh one just King, Secluding them always from all hope of such favour at any time thairafter, in case they do not embrace this Our free grace and pardon before the said's eight days expired. And last, it is Our pleasure, and We heirby do declare, that the forfalture or escheite of any of the Rebels, shall not prejudge Our guide subjects who adhere to Us, or embraces this Our free grace, and behave themselffes as dutiful subjects heirafter, but that the lands and estaites of the said's Rebels, and the gifts of forfalture and escheite proceeding from their rebellion, shall be burdened with the payment of the just debts addebted to Our guide subjects, and they first paid before any thing accres to Us or Our donatour, And execution shall pass upon their bands and obligations, in the accustomed manner, against the lands and guides of the said's Rebels.  
OUR WILL is therefore, and We charge you strictly, and commands, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, you pass and make publication heirof by open Proclamation, at the Mercat Crosses of the head Burrows of this Our Kingdom of Scotland, and all other places needful, whairethrough none pretend ignorance of the same.  
Given at Our Court at York the twenty fifth day of April 1639.   

❧ Imprinted by ROBERT YOUNG, His Majesty's Printer for Scotland, Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXIX. CUM PRIVILEGIO.